Removable ash receiver



May 29, 1934. R 5. DE BOER 1,960,868

A v REMOVABLE ASH RECEIVER r Filed March 26, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 'RuddPh T DeBoex May 29, 1934. R. F. DE BOER REMOVABLE ASH RECEIVER Filed March 26, 1934 V 2 Sheets-Sheet MWHUW.

Patented May 29, 193:4

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 15 Claims.

This invention relates generally to a container and to supporting means and more particularly to a removable ash receiver mounted within an opening in a supporting plate or member.

Briefly described, my invention consists of a container having an open top for the entry of ashes and the like, this container being received within an opening through a plate, such as an instrument panel of an automobile, and being movable to various positions.

One of the many objects of my invention resides in the fact that the container is entirely concealed from view when it is not in use and furthermore it does not protrude and thus it is not only out of sight but is also ou of the way. In other words, its concealment is desirable for both esthetic and utilitarian reasons.

Another advantage of my invention resides in its construction whereby it is easily applied to or detached from its mounting plate but nevertheless is securely located in its operative posi-' tion. Furthermore, it remains in any position to which it is adjusted.

Another advantage is attained by the flexibility of the hinge mounting of the structure,

this permitting the container to be slid directly Another advantage lies in the locating of binge elements at each end of the container, these hinge elements bearing against the edges of the opening and preventing any movement of the container, thus eliminating noises caused by movement of the parts. All'rattling is elimi- It is also to be noted that the container has an artistically decorated panel plate concealing its outer face and a further advantage lies in the locating of the edges of this panel plate in spaced relationship to the mounting plate, this preventing any contact therebetween and consequently any defacing of the finished surface of the mounting plate is eliminated. Thus. no chipping of the enamel or mutilation of the surface of the mounting plate is had.

Still another advantage of my invention resides in utilizing a portion of the material struck from the opening through the mounting plate, this material being bent rearwardly to form a cover for the container when the same is located in its concealed position. Also, the integral portion of the cover is bent downwardly to form a stop to prevent excessive rearward movement of the container. p

Yet another advantage resides in the construction wherein the ends of the spring members located at each end of the container or receiver, extend in front thereof and against the rear side of the front panel member, whereby the central portion of the panel member, this being bowed outwardly as will be later described, is prevented against vibrating or buckling.

Another very important feature of my device resides in the resiliency of the hinge member, this hinge member thrusting the container or receiver upwardly to a released position whenever the sarne is tilted outwardly beyond its normal outward position, this being accomplished by the release .of stop means as will be set forth later in the specification.

Aspreviously pointed out, my device is very convenient tooperate and is easy to detach in order to empty the same. Also, the device is simple in construction whereby its cost of manufacture is relatively low.- Also, it is durable and neat appearing.

Other objects and advantages will be appreciated from the following description. 6

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a front view of my invention as applied to an instrument panel of an automobile or the like.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of Fig. 1.

' Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, the dotted line illustrating the relative position of the instrument board or panel when' the container is tilted outwardly to a position as shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side view of this particular form of my device in its extreme outer position, the dot and dash line illustrating the position of the receiver after the stop means at each side thereof have been manually released.

' Fig. 6 is a. perspective view of the container in detached relationship to its mounting.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout. the several views.

Numeral 10 indicates the mounting plate, this mounting plate being cut away to form an opening 11. See Fig. 2.

As shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5, a portion of the metal which is removed from this opening 11, is bent inwardly in concentric relationship to the or ash receiver abuts against this stop 13 to prevent excessive inward movement thereof.

The ash receiver proper consists of a front member 14, a rear member 15 and side members 16 located therebetween, the upper edges of the vertical members 16 being curved as indicated at Resilient members 18, having outstruck stops 19 and curved ends 20, are formed by bending a strip 21. This strip 21 is welded onto the outer side of the plate member 14 and contacts near its ends, see Fig. 3, with the rear face of the panel member 22.

The panel member is formed of an inner plate 21 curved at its edges as indicated at 22 and receiving an artistic panel 23 therewithin. A knob 24 is fastened onto the container whereby the same may be moved to the desired position. See Fig. 4.

A hinge plate 25 is welded to the rear surface of the plate 15 as indicated at 26 and has extensions 26 and 2'7 thereon, these extensions being adapted to be received on opposite sides of the supporting plate member 10 as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The operation When the device is not in use, it is located as shown in Fig. 4, the lower hinge plate 25 bearing firmly against the edge of the opening 11 and pushing the container upwardly and the spring arms 18, at either side of the container frictionally engage the opposite edges of the opening 11 and thus securely hold it in its inner position.

The stop 13 and the extension 26 prevent con!- tact between the edge 2'7 of the panel plate and the instrument panel 10 and thus eliminate any defacement thereof.

The knob 24 may be grasped and the container moved to the position shown in Fig. 5 or any position similar to this when it is desired to use the receptacle. The stops 19 prevent excessive outward movement of the container.

In order to completely remove the container, pressure is exerted upon the spring arms 18, the container being in the position shown in Fig. 5, and when this is done the spring plate 25 immediately thrusts the container outwardly and upwardly to the position shown by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 5 from which position the container is very easily removed.

In order to reinsert the container it may be placed in the position as indicated by the dot and dash lines shown in Fig. 5 and then pushed downwardly and inwardly but this requires some little effort and the better method of reinsertion, in applicant's opinion, is to simply reinsert the spring arms 18 and then merely push the entire container inwardly, the container being located in a plane parallel to the panel 10 during this manipulation and the hinge plate 25 moving upwardly to the position shown-by dotted lines in Fig. 4 during this insertion.

It is to be understood that the above description applies merely to the particular construction shown but that it is within the purview of my invention to widely change this construction in many ways and that the invention is in nowise limited to the particular illustration above embodied but that the scope of the invention is set forth in-the following claims.

ing to yieldably maintain the said extensions in 150 I claim:

1. In a mounting structure having a recess, the combination of, a container having a filler opening detachably received in the recess and movable therein to expose or conceal the filler opening, spring means located at the bottom of the container acting to move it upwardly against the top of the recess and additional spring means located at a side of the container oflering frictional resistance between the container and the mounting structure."

2. A construction as set forth in claim 1 in which the last mentioned spring means has a stop thereon to limit movement of the container.

3. A combination of elements as set forth .in claim 1 in which the mounting structure has an integral member located over and serving as a cover for the container.

4. The combination of elements set forth in claim 1 in which the mounting structure has an integral member located over and serving as a cover for the container and a stop formed on said integral member and engaging with the container to limit inward movement thereof.

, container, said panel extending over the edges of the said opening, means attached to the container abutting against an edge of the opening through the mounting plate whereby contact between the ornamental panel and the finished surface of the mounting plate is prevented and additional means coacting between the mounting plate and the container for serving a similar purpose.

6. In adevice as set forth in claim 5 in which said last mentioned means consists of a stop member attached to the mounting plate.

7. In a device of the character described as set forth in claim 5 in which said last mentioned means consists of a portion integrally struck from the mounting plate and abutting against the rear side of the container.

8. A combination of elements as set forth in claim 5 in which the first mentioned means serves the functions of a hinge.

9. A combination of elements as set forth in claim 5 in which the first mentioned means performs the function of a hinge and in which the container has spring arms at opposite sides contacting against the edges of the opening through the mounting plate for the purpose described.

10. In combination, a mounting plate having an opening therethrough, a container, a detachable hinge member cooperatively associated with the mounting plate adjacent one edge of the opening, spring means for mounting the hinge the said spring upon the insertion of the container to its position within the mounting plate whereby movement of the container outwardly beyondthe edge of the opening-opposite to the edge having the hinge structure will cause bodily shifting of the container to release the same.

7 11. In combination, a mounting plate having an opening therethrough, a container having a front wall and a rear. wall spaced therefrom, connecting portions therebetween, a spring member attached to the container and having extensions thereon engageable with one edge of the opening, means located at the opposite side of the openposition whereby a hinge is formed, said conta er'beng movableabout the hinge and stop means for limiting inward movement of the container, said spring member having the extensions thereon serving to bodily thrust the container slightly upwardly whenever the container is moved outwardly to a position wherein the top of the inner wall lies exterior to the mounting plate.

12. A combination of elements as set forth in claim 11 in which disengageable means is provided for limiting the outward movement of the said container.

13. The combination with a mounting plate having an opening of a removable container located in the opening and having an open top, the

' top edges of two opposite sides of the container being arcuate, a hinge member located adjacent the bottom of said container and coacting with a portion of said mounting plate to form a separable hinge having an axis substantially coincident with the axis of said arcuate top, spring means coacting between said hinge and container to thrust the arcuate top of the container against a portion of the mounting plate, and disengageable stop means acting to prevent outward movement of the top of the container beyond the mounting plate.

14. The elements in combination defined in claim 13 in which said hinge member and said stop means are automatically self-locating upon insertion of the container into the opening.

15. The elements defined in claim 13 in which said disengageable stop means is located to stop outward movement of the top of the container at a point where its rear edge is barely within the opening in the mounting plate whereby the act of disengaging said stop means tends to move the top 0! the container free of the opening and permits said spring means to thrust the container outwardly. p

RUDOLPH F. DE BOER. 

